Comparison

CotCot vs CoopCount

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CotCot

Track your backyard chickens' egg production, health, and costs with this comprehensive logbook. Monitor individual hen performance, manage care tasks, and analyze flock profitability. Includes AI-powered features for breed identification and egg counting.

Highlights
  • Egg and laying tracker
  • Individual hen profiles and journals
  • Health and care reminders
  • Cost and profitability analysis
  • Breed profiles and guides
  • AI-powered features
  • Weather and progress tracking
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CotCot — the logbook for your backyard flock. Log eggs in two seconds, follow every hen by name, and finally know what your backyard chickens really cost you. Built for keepers, from a first coop at the bottom of the garden to a full flock. How many eggs this month? Which hen has stopped laying? Why is production dropping? Have my chickens paid for themselves yet? CotCot answers, with the numbers to back it up. ■ ONE HOME SCREEN Today's eggs, the next care task due, local weather and your flock's progress — the whole coop at a glance, the moment you open the app. A short first-steps checklist gets you going on day one. ■ EGG & LAYING TRACKER • Log the day's eggs in one tap, for the whole flock or hen by hen • Laying calendar and a whole year at a glance • Week-ahead forecast, current streaks and records • This year vs last year: see whether your flock is really improving • Laying drop alerts and molt detection • Daylight hours and temperature: the link with laying, measured • Who lays what over 90 days, hen by hen ■ YOUR HENS • A full profile: photo, album, breed, date of birth, age • Life journal, notes and day-to-day observations • Weight tracking, curve and an alert on weight loss • Performance against her own breed, the effect of age, pause detection • Every hen gets her own name, photo and character • A collectible card to reveal for every hen ■ HEALTH & CARE • Recurring tasks and reminders: red mites, worming, beak and claws, disinfection, vaccination, nest box cleaning • A health record per hen, with notifications at the right moment • Flock logbook: every treatment and weigh-in gathered on one timeline • Broody hens and hatching: a countdown to day 21 • Avian flu level and a biosecurity checklist • "Can I feed them this?" — safe, occasional and forbidden foods • Egg withdrawal period after a treatment ■ COST & PROFITABILITY • Spending by category and the real cost of an egg, month by month • Break-even: the date your chickens paid for themselves • Feed and bedding stock: real consumption, run-out date and an alert before you run dry • CSV export and a yearly PDF report, to keep or to share ■ BREEDS & GUIDES • 29 breed profiles: eggs per year, egg colour, temperament, hardiness • Rhode Island Red, Sussex, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Orpington, Australorp, Easter Egger, Silkie and many more • Practical guides: getting started, winter, introducing a new hen, predators, coop setup ■ 7 AI FEATURES • Identify a breed from a photo • Count the eggs in a basket automatically, and assign them to the right hen • "What is my hen thinking?" — from her photo • Health check: a careful steer from what you describe • A chicken-keeping assistant for any question • A weekly gazette about your flock • An illustrated collectible card for each hen ■ WEATHER & PROGRESS • Local weather, seasonal advice and heat alerts • Levels, badges to unlock and seasonal challenges, alone or with the family • A recap of your laying year, to look back on and share ■ NO ADS No adverts, no ad networks, no banners. Ever. ■ FREE OR PREMIUM Free: 2 hens, 7 days of history, one free try on every AI feature. Premium: unlimited hens, full history, every laying analysis, cost and profitability, CSV and PDF exports, 20 AI actions a month. ■ YOUR DATA CotCot works offline. An account is optional and only serves to sync your data across your devices. Delete your account and all of your data in one tap, from inside the app. Whether you keep three hens at the bottom of the garden or a proper flock, whether you raise layers, ornamental birds or heritage breeds, CotCot tracks it all: eggs and laying, health and care, broodiness and hatching chicks, feed stock, cost and profitability — all year round, season after season. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CoopCount

Features
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CoopCount helps backyard chicken keepers and small flock owners track daily egg production without spreadsheets or paper notebooks. Log eggs in seconds, organize records by coop, add flock notes, and see simple trends that help you understand how your hens are doing over time. Features: - Quick daily egg count logging - Coop and flock records - 7-day and 30-day production trends - Notes for feed changes, weather, molting, and health observations - History view with editable records - Simple insights for average eggs per day and per hen - Optional Pro upgrade for multiple coops, advanced trends, and export tools CoopCount is designed for simple, private, everyday flock tracking. Your records stay on your device unless you choose to export them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.estreamedia.my/en/coopcount/terms

Screenshots

CotCot4 screens
CoopCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CotCot at every 4 days against CoopCount's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CotCot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CoopCount sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CotCot ships an update every 4 days, CoopCount monthly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CotCot versus CoopCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCotCotCoopCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony PellarinTECK SOON NG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CotCot

One-time3
  • 30 crédits IA$1.99
  • 100 crédits IA$3.99
  • 250 crédits IA$8.99
3 purchases

CoopCount

Subscriptions2
  • CoopCount Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CoopCount Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • CoopCount Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is CotCot free?
CotCot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoopCount free?
CoopCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CotCot or CoopCount have ads?
Neither CotCot nor CoopCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CotCot or CoopCount?
CotCot ships an update every 4 days, and CoopCount monthly. Most recently, CotCot was updated on October 13, 2026 and CoopCount on October 13, 2026.

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